The Mourinho Thread

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

"Mourinho burns out his players after a year and a half, at most two years," Capello said on Fox Sports.

"I had already heard it when he was in Madrid and now we have confirmation in London.

"It is true that Chelsea are paying for some of their absences - like [Thibaut] Courtois - but there have also been tactical errors from the coach, who this year is not preparing for matches very well.

Yeah he burns them and then dances around the pyre. Says Capello whose England players were knackered after one game in WC 2010.

But he might have a point. Tiny squad, no rotation, horrible preseason, needless post season. But it could also be the opposite. The players had an elongated break and still look far from fit. Maybe he burns them not enough. Also players like Pedro, Falcao, Zouma, Remy look average or shit and should hardly be exhausted.

[Styles 9,790]

Yeah he burns them and then dances around the pyre. Says Capello whose England players were knackered after one game in WC 2010.

But he might have a point. Tiny squad, no rotation, horrible preseason, needless post season. But it could also be the opposite. The players had an elongated break and still look far from fit. Maybe he burns them not enough. Also players like Pedro, Falcao, Zouma, Remy look average or shit and should hardly be exhausted.

Not just physically but also mentally.

Not surprising Mourinho's favourite siege mentality approach has now changed to there's a rat in the team. Gotta keep finding new ways to motivate people.

I wonder what's next when the rat approach runs its course.

[didierforever 7,349]

Not just physically but also mentally.

Not surprising Mourinho's favourite siege mentality approach has now changed to there's a rat in the team. Gotta keep finding new ways to motivate people.

I wonder what's next when the rat approach runs its course.

we can have a new squad every 2years!

[ZOS 580]

Sorry, but no way would the players' responsibility be down to just 6%. Neither Jose nor the board are going onto the pitch and playing like crap.

Yes they are playing like crap and suffering a huge lack of confidence. That is the outcome of the situation. I'm talking about the means by which it got to this point... Don't forget that we are discussing about a squad of highly talented players and current champions of England. Granted, some of them can suffer a certain level of dip in performance but a whole team as good as ours can't just turn to shit over a period of a few months. The only way the players can contribute to the problem is by becoming complacent and unprofessional but that would reflect badly as much on the manager as it will on the team.

[zolayes 14,489]

most we let go seem to play well

[DYC. 7,542]

"Mourinho burns out his players after a year and a half, at most two years," Capello said on Fox Sports.

"I had already heard it when he was in Madrid and now we have confirmation in London.

"It is true that Chelsea are paying for some of their absences - like [Thibaut] Courtois - but there have also been tactical errors from the coach, who this year is not preparing for matches very well.

Funny Capello would make a comment like that. He is Mourinho's dad.

But I've been thinking the same. Trying to make sense out of the situation, you look at Mourinho's history and his teams. I think his style is very exhausting for players, especially combined with the lack of rotation. And when you look at how often he talks about the importance of players impressing and earning their stripes in training. I think his training methods are (very) intense. Eventually leading to physical but more importantly mental exhaustion

Mourinho teams are known for their fitness. He gets 100% out of them. Make that 110%. It would explain why he does his best work in the first two seasons. Chelsea (first time around) and Real dipped in the third season. He left Inter after two seasons but they struggled in the season after he left as well.

What we are experience now is extreme. All managers hit bottom at some point. We weren't lucky enough to experience his all-time high (treble with Inter) but we've been honoured to go through his all-time low with him. In normal circumstances, Chelsea would look off the pace and stale, with six or seven points more in the league, instead of the current hot mess.

But it's just a theory.

[zolayes 14,489]

frank Lampard is an example of not giving a player sufficient rests .. 164 successive PL games ,, more than even any keeper .. then the injuries started to kick in ..

[Clockwork 1,794]

So you want to go back to the same person who kind of slapped us openly when we had the red carpet and flowers ready for him?

P.S: sorry cant help it .... I m the sentimental type

When was this?

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Completely irrational as well. We don't have anything even close to 'player power' in the team. In case anyone hasn't noticed, Jose has basically been running the squad like a dictatorship. Just ask Eva & Fearn or Lukaku or KDB about it. That's what he does. He's the military commander and he leads the troops to war.

The obvious difference between now and under AVB is that (some of) the players back then consciously and purposefully didn't want to give 100% for the team because they wanted the manager gone for their own sake at the expense of the best interest of the club. That is very obviously not the case now. No one is intentionally not giving 100%. We don't have power cliques in the team. We don't even have players with that type of personality. Practically everyone in the squad is a Mourinho man.

Continuing about that article, yes a player should be held accountable for his failures. But when an entire team is under-performing so badly and with no obvious ulterior motives, you have to look at exterior factors. You have to look at the management.

Yes, Jose is the most successful and decorated manager in the past decade, but that is irrelevant here. The question that should be asked is where does the best interest of the club lie? Will the sacking of Jose Mourinho improve the team and get us better results? Can another manager do better than he is doing?

Exactly. That article is 100% pure bullshit.

[Adnane 1,101]

frank Lampard is an example of not giving a player sufficient rests .. 164 successive PL games ,, more than even any keeper .. then the injuries started to kick in ..

Frank Lampard was an exception, and he was almost never injured under Mourinho, the injuries kicked in 3 years after Jose left.

And after that, he came back just as strong as he was ( End of 11-12 and the whole 2012 season )...

[zolayes 14,489]

Frank Lampard was an exception, and he was almost never injured under Mourinho, the injuries kicked in 3 years after Jose left.

And after that, he came back just as strong as he was ( End of 11-12 and the whole 2012 season )...

injured in 2007 after that in only 2 seasons did he play more than 30 pl games

[Parky 739]

Jose Mourinho insists Sir Alex Ferguson knew he couldn't convince him to manage Manchester United

Bro $?$?$?

[Chelsea? 892]

Jose Mourinho insists Sir Alex Ferguson knew he couldn't convince him to manage Manchester United

AKA Ferguson didn't ask him to be manager for United. Its like if a guy doesn't ask a gilr out and she assumes its cause he knew she'd say no. If Furgerson wanted Jose to coach united, he would've asked him

[Special 59]

95 members of this forum want him out?! Why? To see his rage again?

[Hybrid Angel 2,130]

95 members of this forum want him out?! Why? To see his rage again?

Is that seriously the counter-argument you come up with after all these pages and solid points from both sides?

[Ainsley Harriott 2,732]

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[zolayes 14,489]

95 members of this forum want him out?! Why? To see his rage again?

Perhaps so we Don't Have to see him raging against all and sundry

[edetarod 2,155]

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[xPetrCechx 13,598]

If you read this post

You have been awarded

A piece of tactical knowledge by José Mourinho

Pro-tip #1: if you have less than 5 tall guys you will be destroyed on corners

Pro-tip #2: if you need a goal, play Zouma as a striker

Pro-tip #3: if you're failing at your job, talk about Wenger

Pro-tip #4: going through a rough patch? Say you're the best manager on the history of your club and that you won't walk away from the mone... Ahem, team

More to come

Write "thanks Mr. Mourinho" and you will be forever blessed with superior management tactics

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[kmk108 1,186]

http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/chelsea-go-back-basics-during-10199714

He said: “Hopefully one result will get the confidence going again and we can kick on. We have to show character and we can't feel sorry for ourselves.